Do all Cell towers give leases and does that include ROW/Easement?

Dear Sir/MaamI am considering buying a house with a Cell tower on it.Do all Cell towers give leases to Landowners,Form Name.?Theres a Row/Easement on the property but it cuts property in Half,AMT is the owner,How hard is it to grant/remain in effect the Easment since already permitted but get them to Move the ROAD to [email protected] 300ft long, to an area that allows Further use of the Grazing/Farm land it Bisects and makes almost unuseable due to a Road through the middle.There already is a power line/state/easement road on the property in area not able to be used,is there any LAW/in Maine/or Federal which requires to have a ROAD/Easment moved if it affects the landowners land Value,Land rights to USE etc.Any help you give or links/Information,Will be Greatly Appreciated.

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First, there is no federal or state law that I am aware of that would allow a property owner to force the relocation of an access easement from a cell tower site. The only place/way that would be available to you was if there was language within the lease agreement that allows the property owner or subsequent owners to relocate the easement. This is pretty uncommon although we typically advise most of clients to add relocation rights to any lease extension or new lease.

If there is no language in the lease about relocation of the easement, you will need to contact AMT and negotiate to have them relocate the road. It will almost assuredly be at your cost, not theirs. So you will have to decide how important and valuable having the road relocated will be.

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